The International Trade Administration initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (A-570-912) at the request of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Xingtai) China Co. Ltd. The ITA will determine if this company is eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the China-wide entity rate it currently receives.

The International Trade Administration posted generic versions of its antidumping duty margin calculation programs to its website. The ITA said these programs are the starting point of its AD calculations. For a particular company in a proceeding, a case analyst will fill in the company’s case-specific information in the required sections and make any changes to the boilerplate code required for the situation. ITA officials said the calculations have been updated to reflect the ITA’s new average-to-average methodology, without zeroing, in administrative reviews.

According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain CMOS image sensors and products containing same was filed on behalf of California Institution of Technology on May 1, 2012. The proposed respondents are:

According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain products containing interactive program guide and parental control technology was filed on behalf of Rovi Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Starsight Telecast, Inc.; United Video Properties, Inc.; and Index Systems, Inc. on May 1, 2012. The proposed respondents are:

According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain electronic devices, including mobile phones and tablet computers, and components thereof was filed on behalf of Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc., and Intellisync Corporation on May 2, 2012. The proposed respondents are:

The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 1, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The International Trade Administration announced Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. de C.V. filed a First Request for Panel Review with the U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on April 24, 2012, regarding the ITA’s final affirmative antidumping duty determination in its investigation of bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Mexico (A-201-839). The ITA also received an additional request for Panel Review on behalf of LG Electronics Monterrey Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and its affiliate, LG Electronics USA, Inc. on April 25, 2012, regarding the same ITA determination.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 2, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):

The International Trade Administration published a notice on May 1 initiating a sunset review that inadvertently listed the order under review as the antidumping order on activated carbon from China and the effective date as March 1. The correct order under review is instead the AD order on polyester staple fiber from China (A-570-905), as is stated in the ITA's April 2 advance notification of sunset reviews. Officials at the ITA said the ITA will issue a correction as soon as possible, and that it's still determining what effect the late publication of the corrected notice will have on deadlines. ITT will provide notice of the deadlines as soon as information is made available by the ITA.

The International Trade Administration issued a fact sheet May 2 announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of high pressure steel cylinders from China (A-570-977 and C-570-978, respectively. According to the ITA's fact sheet, the final AD rates range from 6.62% to 31.21%, and final CV rate for the sole respondent and all other producer/exporters is 15.81%.